The Republican journal., 1887-08-04
Maine Matters.
FROM TIE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.

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sent out from the Office of the Superintendent
| of Schools:
Temperance Instructions: /, Report of
| Teachers-(D of work done; (2) of methods
employed; (3) of difficulties met; az of results
| attained.
2-Discussion Of reports.
U.-Teaching Exercises in Reading, Aritl-
| metic, Language and Geography: Q) Glasses
chosen from members, or from pupils in town;
| (2) Brief statement, oral or written, of pur-
poses of the exercises; (3) Exercise given; az
| General discussion and criticisms of the eXer-
| else.
III.-Professional Reading: ~ Reports of
Supervisors of Schools; (2) Reports of menu
| bers; (5) Discussion of future plans.
-Queries-Discussion Of Cd What can
| teachers do to increase school attendance! (2)
| How can school rooms. as we find them, be best
ventilated. (3) How shall English grammar
be taught in order to best train pupils to speak
and write correctly? az What results other
in teaching Arithmetic? (5) What oral lessons
| in science can be given in mixed schools, and
how and when given: (G) How can small
pupils in mixed schools he kept busy!
N.-Essays-Subjects (D Characteristic of
the good teacher. (2l Teaching by example.
| t3) Character the best result of education. az
| Place and influence of the teacher in society.
| 'ol How shall the teacher grow in efficiency:
A circular accompanies this giving instruc-
| tionS to the county associations relative to the
| institutes TO he held. The meetings are to he
| thoroughly advertised and the expenses will be
borne by the State. Should help he added in
from other counties the expense of two such
| parties. at least. will he paid. The principals
of Normal schools will checrfulIy respond
when they can do 50 without dctrimcnt and
their aid can he freely invoked. DIR. Young,
Secretary of the State Board of Health, will
| Spond to calls as far as his duties will permit.
| The spring meetings were the most satisfactory
| ever held.
| NINTH MAINE REGIMENT.
President George Burton Dyer, of the 9th
Maine association. has issued the following call
| for the annual reunion:
| On Tuesday. August 9th. 1887 the boys of the
| Ninth Maine Regiment Volunteers will meet ut
| Old Orchard. Maine, for their annual reunion
| To those who attended the last reunion no ur-
! gent invitation to be present need he given.
Still ringing in our ears is the hearty welcome,
| the story and song of camp and still stirring
| our blood is the renewal of old ties and the
memories recalled of the brave who have fall
| TO those who were not there. let me urge you
to leave field and mill, merchandise and office
for the ranks grow thinner and the days are
fcWcrwhen We can renew the friendships made
strong hy mutual suffering and har,lshipS The
roll-call grows shorter and since we last met
some have gOnc over to the silent camp. The
warm grasp Of the hand, and lighting up of the
face As comra,le grcets comra,e is not for long.
so give one day to our best memories and the
glory of the old Ninth.
| would earnestly request each comradc to
brin" to the reunion any papers, letters, re-
cords or diaries that will assist in material for
the history of the regiment, for there has not
been the response we reasonably looked for.
o1 reglmental history paper has been pre-
pared by Captain Charles A. Brooks on ''rhc
9Th Maine from Augusta to Morris Island" and
a paper by Adjt. James +. Shepard on ''thc 9th
Maine from Morris Island to Darbytown road"
Speeches will he made by Lieut.. c. l.. f. Howe
and others.
GEN. J. j. PERRY ON TIE SALOON PARTY.
The following is an extract from Gen. Per-
rvs speech at Canton. July 4th "One of the
speakers here to-day has very truly said that
the saloon keepers are forming associations all
over the country, organizing themselves into
secret societies, combining together to fight
prohibition and temperance.
Il am glad of it. Let them raise their black.
piraticai flag, let them come out of their dog
holes and dens of perdition and form their line
of battle. facing the front. Let this be done,
and we shall know exactly where to point our
guns and deliver our broadsi,lcs. But it is said
they are not only rasin" money to put into the
fight but they are henceforth to go to the ballot
box and combat any and every political party
that antaSonzes their internal business. But
they know well enough that Il party. stanlin"
solitary and alone upon such detestable plat
form, will court certain death. Their leaders
say their policy will be to ally themselves to
some other party that will favor their interests.
Well, let them try it, 1t will be the boomerang
of DEATH for that political party which hitches
its train to the engines of the saloons, will 60
to hell; and there is not IL theologan in the
country, Andover thrown in, but what with
one voice will declare that there can never be IL
second probation for the old sinner in the
world beyond" Qong continued applausc.)
ADDITIONS TO TIE BASE BALL VOCABULARY.
The Portland Advertiser says: The Kenne-
bee journal adds Il list of new words to the
h.lSn ItnIl nI,ylIn
outdoes himself in his report of the recent
game between the business men and lawyers
at the capital. Among other things, instead of
staggering Oh to the ground, in common base
ball speech, "umpirical Joe Manley calmly APP
pcarcd beneath the elms." And then instead
of the plain, everyday kicking, the lawyers
'rehcmently proteStcd.' But in strange con-
trast comes the umpire's ''laconc' reply about
settling their own hash," which the reporter,
with evident reluctance, is obliged to record
Attorney General Baker comes to the home
plate on a ''wild catch,'' an instance hitherto
unrecordcd in the history of the game. Instead
of putting the ball skyward, as Kelly or any
other professional would have done, Senator
and breaks the bat" AS the game progresses,
Clerk of Courts Alanson Caswcll Otis ambition
leads him to ''steal home rum, in utter disrc-
gard of the law and all precedent And so it
goes to the extent of column and a half; all
of which, in these days of ''sky-scrapers."
three ba@gcrs." ''grass-mowcrs,' "daisy-clt-
terS,' 100000 beauties.' "right gardens"
shot liners to left CENTRE" and '.hcaven-rcacl,
ing flies to short right" is refreshing.
RISING FROM THE ASHES.
The New England Ship-buiIdins Company, of
Bath, is rapidly clearing away the ruins of the
late fire and has begun the erection of Il new
blacksmith shop and will shortly put up IL new
office. The large schooner building for Capt.
ii. NJ. Randall, that so narrowly escaped burn
ing, is cccd and partly panked and houses
partly on. The vessels that We're destroyed
are to be duplicated. These were the tug for
cr for Capt. Geo. Bailey, and the schooner of
about 100 tons net, for Capt. VIM. A. Antcr-
son. a keel is stretched for another schooner
of about 100 tons for Capt. Theo. Anderson,
of Port Richmond, Staten Island, and they are
going to stretch Il keel for Capt. \. J. Ncwbur-
| ry of Jersey City. She, too. will be about 100
tons. Capt. Newbury will bring the bark
John llarbrouck here from Portland to make
into Il three master.
Mr.. Coombs the bookkccpcr says that they
have about as many men ut work now rs be-
fore the fire, $50 ut the yard, with 1l9 at the
! iron works, making Il pay roll of nearly ~ 900
a week.
\ ROUGH DIAMOND FROM MAINE.
Virgil G. Eaton, who is travelling through
ireland for the Globe, is an odd fellow, "onc
of those country gcnitlses who know every
thing" lie came to Boston four years ago,
and rather Il queer figure he was when he
arrived. lie had Il farm somewhere up in
Maine. lie had been educated for the practice
| of medicine. and had read widely. For Il long
time he had done little but to the rum
ming of his farm and read voraciollsy. But
with big fur cap and rough boots, clothes of
Maine make, he was hardly the man to strike
the eye asa "histIer." lie has proved rough
diamond. AS one of his old acquaintance
says: "lie came on the city force, and for six
| months hardly any one spoke to him. Inside
three times that length of time he was sitting
Oh the steps of the throne and burnin. in
cense to Col. Taylor" lie was first put to
work OH the Highland district. lie did his
work faithfully, accurately, and has risen
straight up to success. Boston Record.
BARNUM IN PORTLAND.
An old lady from the country refused to pay
her fare OH the horse car OH the ground that
she had bought a ticket at her home, which they
told her would take her to Portland and right
into the show. She finally paid under protest,
alleging that it was an imposition.
A man bought ticket for Woodfor,l's and
wanted the conductor to punch it, let him stop
over at the circus ground and afterwards have
| the balance Of his ride. He said that was the
way they did on the steam cars.
''Mother,' said little boy fretfulIy, after the
parade had passed, 81 didn't see Julnbo's skel-
eton, and don't want to go home.'
| small boy had ten cents to spend at the cir
Gus. He bought peanuts inside the tent. and
got no more than they sold for five cents out
side. When asked why he didn't buy outside.